Page 313 of Oracle Returns: Time will Stop

Oh, that was the plan.

Avalon stood, and she moved across the distance to the man. With Nate by her side, she could see him.

“I can help keep you safe. He’ll be focused on me, not you,” she offered.

That worked for Booth.

The more protection, the better.

When he glanced over at his wife, Honor looked legitimately scared by all of this. So, he headed her way and took her face in his hands.

“Hey, Baby, I’m going to be okay. I promise that nothing is keeping me from you.”

She leaned into him and rested her forehead against his. Then, she made him promise her one thing.

“Tell me you’ll come back to me.”

He kissed her, and the whole time, she didn’t care that the whole place was watching.

Losing Booth…

That terrified her.

When he slowly broke the kiss, she had tears in her eyes.

“I love you, my wicked witch. Come back to me. I can’t be me without you.”

Oh, he would.

When he went to move away, she grabbed his arm and stopped him. Then, she pulled her backup rosary off of her neck, and placed in his hand.

“I know we don’t believe the same thing, but whatever is running this shitshow will keep you safe for me. I believe that.”

He smiled.

Yeah, he believed that too.

As he got into place, Julian was having flashbacks of Beckett losing his gift.

He hoped and prayed that didn’t happen to Booth.

“Be careful, Bro. We’ve got you.”

The man toed off his shoes, sat down, and Avalon stood behind him, her hands on his shoulders.

“And here we go,” Booth said, as Raven cast the circle, calling the watchtowers to protect them.

In that moment, they all felt the power. Only, it wasn’t distinctly Raven’s.

It was more.

Booth could feel the energy coming off of Avalon as she was holding onto his body.

He began.

“Show me Will Sinclair,” he said, as he used his wife’s rosary to do the scrying this time. He wrapped it around his wrist, and as it dangled above the gold-framed mirror, it swayed.

And Booth focused.